Gov. Bobby Jindal and Attorney General Buddy Caldwell announced that the state is filing suit against Texas Brine LLC for environmental damage caused by the Assumption Parish sinkhole.

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Mike Hasten
mhasten@gannett.com

BATON ROUGE - Gov. Bobby Jindal and Attorney General Buddy Caldwell announced that the state is filing suit against Texas Brine LLC for environmental damage caused by the collapse of a salt brining cavern in Assumption Parish that resulted in a huge sinkhole that has forced residents from their homes.

Also named in the suit is the owner of the property, Occidental Chemical Company.

Today's announcement of the lawsuit comes on the eve of the one-year anniversary of Texas Brine's failed salt cavern near Bayou Corne, a bayouside community evacuated because of the danger of houses collapsing ...